I don't know if there is a single song that got me into Jazz. I always heard Jazz, but I guess the opening track to Take Five is the first time I thought this Jazz stuff is simply incredible.
I guess even before Brubeck, there was Duke Ellington's Take the A Train, John Coltrane's My Favorite Things, Wes Montgomery' Windy and standards like Caravan, & Brazil. They are my some of my favorite songs from any genre. I'm sure they pushed me into Jazz even though I guess I lean to the Popular side of Jazz. Take the A Train I most likely heard in movie, and Windy on the radio or record store. I heard a couple of versions of Caravan. The Billy Vaughn version sounds loungey so I'll post that one.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Blue Rondo à la Turk
Duke Ellington, "Take the A Train"
Wes Montgomery - Windy
Billy Vaughn - Caravan
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